Boyarkina S.I. The role of social inequality and psychological resources of an individual in the incidence of socially significant diseases in Russia and European countries. Telescope: Journal of Sociological and Marketing Research, 2019, No5 (137), pp. 64-73.

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Abstract

Psychological resources of the individual are an important factor in maintaining health. Having such psychological traits as awareness of their ability to control the circumstances of life, a positive perception of themselves and belief in their own strength, self-esteem, optimistic Outlook on the future, have a direct positive impact on the physical and psychological state of a person, contribute to the formation of healthy lifestyles, equip the ability to overcome life's adversity and mitigate the adverse health effects of stress. The availability of such psychological resources and their reserve is especially important for people suffering from socially significant chronic diseases accompanied by physical and functional limitations, violations of psychological and social adaptation. However, as evidenced by the results of many studies, in socially disadvantaged groups of the population – poorly educated, employed in the least prestigious and low-paid jobs with low incomes, along with high risks of morbidity and premature mortality from chronic diseases, there are low rates of psychological resistance due to a shortage of psychological resources. The study of the relationship between social status and psychological resources of the individual, which affect the health of representatives of different social strata, allowed us to identify two main approaches. Within the framework of one approach, psychological traits are considered as a derivative of the structural conditions that determine the unevenness of their distribution in society.